China Car History: the China Family Car Project and the Porsche C88
https://carnewschina.com/2014/01/16/china-car-history-the-china-family-car-project-and-the-porsche-c88/
>Today in China Car History the China Family Car Project. In 1994 the Chinese central government invited 20 major Western automakers to come up with a proposal for a small family car for the Chinese auto market. The car had to be cheap, clean, big enough to carry five, and was to be manufactured in China under a joint venture with First Auto Works (FAW).
仮にAutocar Japanの記述が正しいとすると、C88のアイディアを無断使用したメーカーの有力候補は第一汽車ということになるが……
そもそも、そのアイディアってデザインのことを指しているのか、機構面もなのか
記述がアバウトすぎて書いてるライターも分かってないんじゃないかと思われる